Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-04-14

based ON partial returns or other reasonably
good data, show total vote against prohibition
OF so 658; total Tor prohibition, 4453; majority
against prohibition, 4,xO5. The complete vote 10
more likoly 70 increase this majority than 10
diminish it,
b. II. Jones, Chairman of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, states positively
that hs is not a candidate for reelection.
The act OF the New York Legisla-
ture appropriatng s55O, 600 for the improve
ment Of the canals has become O law without
the Governors signature
Resolutions of sympathy with the ef-
forts Of Gladstone and Parnell to secure the
rights Of Ireland were adopted by the Legisla-
lures Of Delaware and New Jersey.
An election for Governor and other
State officers, as we'll as Senators and Repre-
sentatives in the State Legislature, was held
in Rhode Island ON Wednesday. April @ A
Providence telegram thus reports the result:
Davis Dem has a plurality for Governor OF
probably 1900 together with the rest Of the
State ticket except tho Attorney General, which
Is still in doubt According 20 tho late returns
from tho State the House st0nds "a Republicans
and 20 Democrats, and the Senate IL kepubli.
cans and 10 Democrats, with four cities and
towns TO be heard from.
A Lansing Mich official dispatch to
the Chicago Daily Necs says
Members OF the Legislature ascribe the
wonderful vote for prohibition to the efforts OF
the women at the polls. Surprising stories are
told OF how they stood In line snatching ballots
with mo" on them from the hands of passing
voters substituting yes" ballots, and following
the ticket up to the ballot-box to see that the
voter did as they will he'd They were very sue
cessful with men OF Incorporate habits. Repre-
sentatives who acted as inspectors OF election
at home witnessed numerous cases where sa-
loonkeepers and thor friends voted for prohibit
ton.
The result of the Rhode Island
election held on Wednesday, April O.. is as fol-
lows: John w. Davis Dem.) is elected Gov
ernor by 973 majority. There is no election
for Lieutenant Governor or Secretary of State.
Ziba O. Slocum Dem.) is elected At
torney General by 2.5lS majority, and j. @.
Perry DemL) General Treasurer by 1900 ma
jority The majority against the woman-suf
ffage amendment is Is 1913. The vote for Lieu
tenant Governor was: Honey (Dem) II, 2S5;
Darling Rep.) 1898; Kimber Pro.), 1858.
The Senate stands: Republicas, 10; Demo-
Gratis, IL, and there was no election in five
cases The House will comprise q Republic
cans and 80 Democrats, with twelve districts
yet to be heard from.
Murat Halstead is said to have re-
ceived from Whitelaw Reid letter asserting
that James G. Blaine must stand aside and
John sherman must be nominated for the
Presidency
The vote on the prohibition amend
ment in Michigan was very close. A Lansing
dispatch says: "Ihs exact figures on the pro-
hibition amendment are still unknown. Pub
lished reports give the majority against it
from 1850 TO about 6,0oo From several
counties the reports are conflicting. in some
cases varying 500 TO 600 votes, and the official
returns will DO needed to settle which is
correct The prohibitionists do not yet
concede their defeat" Another dis
patch from Lansing says: %The returns au-
nouncing the defeat of the prohibtory amend
ment are generally accepted a, correct here
and measures to regulate the liquor traffic will
DO brought forward in the Legislature. One
of these measures is copied from the local
option law Of Georgia. Another is a copy Of
the Ontario Scott act 1t is believed that no
legislation will be accomplished except su n
a will perfect the existing tax law" The high
license bill was defeated in the New Jersey
Assembly. The election in RANKIN County,
Mississippi, was carried by the Prohibi-